viii CONTENTS. 



and the Ballindalloch Ericas Lord South esk's Dora 333 Mr 

 Harry Shaw's Jane of Bogfern 540 The Portlethen Pansys List 

 of families descended from Keillor cows Famous bulls bred at 

 Keillor THE ARDOVIE AND ARDESTIE HERDS Black Meg 766 

 Panmure 51 The Tillyfour Queen tribe Families tracing to 

 Ardovie stock Earl o' Buchan 57 Mr Fullerton's losses by 

 pleuro-pneumonia THE TILLYFOUR HERD Cows owned by Mr 

 M'Combie in 1850 Queen Mother 348, and her illustrious off- 

 spring Mr M'Combie's system of breeding Table showing de- 

 scendants of Queen Mother 348 The Pride of Aberdeen family- 

 Remarks on famous animals at Tillyfour Mr M'Combie's un- 

 paralleled success in the show-yard His public sales, . 107 



CHAPTER VIII. 



EXTINCT HERDS COntiniwd. 



THE WESTERTOWN HERD Families reared by Mr Brown Sires used 

 full of Panmure 51 and Queen blood Mr Brown's method of 

 breeding Loss by pleuro-pneumonia Revival of the herd Its 

 success in the show-yard THE KINNAIRD HERD Its antiquity 

 Description of the early polled cattle at Kinnaird Cows in 

 the herd in 1840 Remarks on tribes cultivated at Kinnaird 

 Old Lady Anne 743 The Floras, Formosas, and Fannys The 

 Sarah and Beauty tribes extinct in female line The Earl of 

 Southesk and his herd His important purchases Dora 333, 

 Kate 12, and Kathleen 339 Cup-Bearer 59, and his show-yard 

 victories Pride of Angus 176 Octavia 331 Emily 332, and her 

 daughter Erica The bull Windsor 221 Notes on the cattle 

 bred at Kinnaird The fatal rinderpest, and extinction of the 

 herd THE ARDGAY HERD The Zara tribe Fair Maid of 

 Perth 313, and Mayflower 314 The Honourable Charles Car- 

 negie's recollections of the Ardgay stock, . . .132 



CHAPTER IX. 



EXTINCT HERDS concluded. 



THE BALWYLLO HERD Its characteristics The Princess, Isabella, 

 Victoria, Keepsake, Annie Laurie, Emily, and other families 

 THE MULBEN HERD Origin and progress Sires used by Mr 



